Kushtia
2 siblings killed in Kushtia road crash, 5 hurt
Two brothers were killed and five others injured in a collision between a three-wheeler and a pick-up van on the Kushtia-Rajbari road in Shimulia union of Kushtia on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Madrasa student Samirul, 10, and Firoz Mondol, 45, sons of Rezaul Islam of the district.
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Witnesses said the accident occurred when the pick-up van crashed on the three-wheeler coming from the opposite direction on Kushtia-Rajbari road in Shimulia around 2pm, leaving the siblings dead on spot and five other passengers of the three-wheeler injured.
The injured were rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
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Officer-in-charge (OC) of Khoksa Police Station Syed Ashiqur Rahman said the killer vehicle was seized However, the driver of the pick-up van fled the scene soon after the accident.
4 killed, 15 injured in Kushtia clash a day before Eid
Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League over establishing dominance in Astha Nagar village of Kushtia's Jhaudia union.
The deceased were identified as Kashem, 50, Laltu, 30, Rahim, 50 and Matiar, 40, of the same village.
Followers of Keramat Ali Biswas, president and former chairman of Jhaudia Union Awami League, clashed with the followers of Fazlu Mandal minutes before Iftar on Monday.
The four were reportedly killed by local weapons during the clash, police said.
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Kushtia superintendent of police Md Khairul Alam said, four were killed and at least 15 people from both groups were injured in the clash.
“Of the injured, eight people in critical condition have been admitted to Kushtia General Hospital,” Khairul Alam added.
Tensions are running high in the area and additional police have been deployed, the SI added.
55-yr-old Hindu woman found dead in Kushtia
A 55-year-old Hindu woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her flat in Kushtia city on Monday evening.
The deceased was identified as Shefali Biswash, the wife of a retired engineer of the Bangladesh Power Development Board, Ananda Kumar Biswash. Police and family members suspect she was murdered.
Shefali lived with her husband in the second-floor flat of an apartment building in D block of a housing society in the city.
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"On Monday evening, I went to the fourth floor to oversee some construction work. After returning, I found a severely injured Shefali lying on the floor,” Ananda said.
Shefali was rushed to a nearby hospital, but she soon succumbed to her injuries, he said.
Ananda suspects his wife was killed by burglars, while her brother Dipak claimed that it was a planned murder.
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Swapan Kumar, an inspector of Kushtia Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said a forensic team has collected evidence from the spot for investigation.
“Prima-facie, it seems to be a planned murder. A probe is on,” he said.
Sabbirul Alam, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model police station, said the woman's body has been sent for an autopsy.
20 injured as IU students clash with locals in Kushtia
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia and local residents following an altercation on Thursday night.
The identities of all the injured could not be known immediately but some of them have been admitted to IU Central Hospital, said Rofiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shailakupa police station.
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IU students, however, claimed that 19 of the 20 injured were their peers, including Tanvir Ahmad of the folklore studies department, and Rezwan Siddiqi Kabbo of the law faculty. An outsider, named Suruj Ali, was also injured.
In fact, around 10pm, a heated argument broke out between some IU students and the staff of a local bus near Sheikhpara Bazar, with the former accusing the latter of misbehaving with their peers that evening.
The altercation took an ugly turn when the bus staff and some locals attacked the students with sticks and bricks, leaving 19 of them injured, according to eye-witnesses.
Later, other students rescued the injured from the clutches of the attackers and took them to hospital for treatment.
The locals, later, blocked the Kushtia-Khulna highway, armed with sharp weapons, stalling traffic on the high-speed corridor for nearly two hours.
"After talks, our team managed to disperse the protesters and cleared the jam," said OC Rofiqul.
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Meanwhile, a team from IU proctorial body, including assistant proctor Amjad Hossain, tried to pacify the agitated students, who vowed to resort to protests if the university authorities failed to solve the issue soon.
IU proctor Professor M Jahangir Hossain said, “We are trying to resolve the issue”.
30 people injured in AL infighting in Kushtia
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two factions of local unit Awami League over establishing supremacy in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Monday. Quoting local people, Kamruzzaman Talukdar, officer-in-charge of Kumarkhali Police Station, said Zahid Hossain Zafar, senior vice-president of district unit Awami League and Samiur Rahman Mia, general secretary of Panti union unit Awami League had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy. An election of the board of directors of Panti High School was held on Sunday and the group panel of Samiur Rahman clinched the victory in the election. As a sequel to the rivalry, an altercation ensued between Golam Nabi, winner of the election and Dulal, a supporter of Zahid group at Sandiara Bazar on Monday morning. Later, the supporters of Zahid beat up Nabi, a supporter of Sumon, leaving him injured.
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A tense situation was prevailing in the area over the issue. In the afternoon, a supporter of Sumon group urged his fellows to gather at Bashigram Bridge area with lethal weapons through the loudspeaker of the local mosque. Responding to the call, the supporters of Sumon gathered in the area where the supporters of Zahid group were also present, triggering a chase and counter chase. At one stage both groups attacked each other, leaving 30 people injured. A number of houses, shops and business establishments in the area were damaged during the hour-long melee. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The injured were taken to a local hospital. Police detained three people for interrogation.
16 convicted in Kushtia triple murder case verdict
A Kushtia court on Monday sentenced three people to imprisonment until death, seven to life term imprisonment, and different jail terms to another six in a case filed over triple murder in Doulatpur upazila.
Kushtia Additional District and Session Judge Court-1 judge Md Tajul Islam passed the verdict in absence of five absconding accused in the case, said Anup Kumar Nandi, public Prosecutor of the court.
The court also acquitted two people from the charges in the case, he said.
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Convicts who got imprisonment unto death are, Manik Joardar (absconding) from Katadaha village in Jhenaidah district, Hossain Rana, and Wasim Reza(absconding) from Salimpur village in the upazila.
The seven lifers are Idris alias Mota Jashim (absconding) from Mirpur upazila, Taimul Islam Bipul (absconding), Faruq, Ullash Khandakar, Manir(absconding), Bipul Chowdhury and A Mannan Molla.
The lifers will need to serve additional one year imprisonment if unable to pay the Tk 25,000 fine ordered by the court for each.
The court sentenced six more people imprisonment for different terms for their involvement in the murder.
On October 23, 2009, Jahangir Hossain, a resident of Sharsha upazila in Jashore, his brother and two others were kidnapped and kept hostage in Salimpur village by the accused.
They asked for a huge amount of ransom money from the families of each of the four but Jahangir’s brother managed to flee.
Later on November 25, the accused buried the three kidnaped men after strangulating them to death.
On December 2, the same year, a murder case was filed at Doulatpur police station following the complaint lodged by Jahangir’s brother accusing 16 people.
After a long investigation the investigation officer in the case submitted a charge sheet of the case to court on March 31, 2021.
Two other murder cases filed against the accused are still under trial.
Woman crushed under moving train in Kushtia rail station
A woman was crushed under a train on Monday aftee falling on the rail trsck at Poradah railway station in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia. The deceased was identified as Jaynab Ara Begum, 48, former member of Patikabari Union Parishad under Islamic University police station in Kushtia, and wife of Ahmmad Ali from Uttar Magura village.
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The incident occurred around 10 am at Poradah Railway Station.Jaynab was waiting for the Rajshahi bound Kapotakkha express train from Khulna at the station to attend a doctor’s appointment in Rajshahi.“She slipped her leg while hopping on the train in haste just before it was to leave the station. The train already started and she got crushed under it in front of hundreds of witnesses,” said Monjer Ali, officer-in-Charge of Poradah railway station. He said the body has been sent for an autopsy.
Boy hit by train while taking selfie in Kushtia
A 14-year-old boy drowned in the Garai river after being hit by a train while taking a selfie on Kumarkhali rail bridge in Kushtia district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sami Hossain, a Class VII student of MN High School and son of Harun of Elengipara in Kumarkhali upazila.
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Quamruzzaman Talukdar, officer-in-charge of Kumarkhali Police Station, said that Sami and his three friends went to Kumarkhali rail bridge around 5pm for taking selfies. "He fell into the driver as the train hit him."
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Fortunately, all his friends escaped unhurt.
On information, divers from the Khulna fire service rushed to the spot and fished out the body around 10 pm.
Kushtia road crash claims two lives
A biker and a cyclist were killed in a head-on collision in Kushtia on Thursday night, police said.
The deceased were identified as Akib Hossain, an engineering student of Kushtia Polytechnic Institute, and Shobuj Hossain, a worker of Kiam Metal factory.
The accident occurred around 11pm when Akib, a resident of Kahajanagar Madrasa Para, was riding the bike home.
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"The biker crashed into Shobuj’s bicycle near the Fuji Ice-cream intersection in the Kumargara area," said Idris Ali, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Highway police station.
Locals rushed both of them to Kushtia General Hospital where they succumbed to their injuries around 11.30pm.
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The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, said OC Idris.
Local AL leader shot dead in Kushtia
A local Awami League leader in Bheramara upazila died while three others sustained bullet injuries after assailants fired at them on Friday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as Siddikur Rahman, general secretary of AL in ward-3 in Chandgram union of the upazila. The injured are being treated at upazila health complex and Kushtia General Hospital.
Around 9am, Siddikur was working on his field in Charpara village with some farmers when the assailants fired at them and fled, said Mojibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bheramara police station.
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The locals rushed the four injured to Bheramara upazila health complex, where Siddikur was declared dead on arrival.
Police suspect the murder was the fallout of an old rivalry.
"The body has been sent for an autopsy and we are investigating the matter. Efforts are on to arrest the killers," the OC said.
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Cops have been deployed in the area to avoid any law and order situation, he added.